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of locate and and based on a successful program developed by the city of boston. >> the nation is observing veterans day today and dozens of homeless vets are celebrating the best gift ever. many get off the streets out of shelters and into permanent supportive housing. carolyn tyler has the story. >> this renovated building south of market offers the first housing of its kind in san francisco in more than a decade. >> bruce cramer can't wait to move in. >> get a place to settle down. start my whole life back over again. ty didn't expect to have to do. kind of a long road. >>reporter: cramer is a navy vet who served in the vietnam war. he has been homeless off and on for years. with a bad back and other challenges life has been dion the streets and in shelters. now he is slateed to become one of 75 military veterans who will move that brand new studio apartments with on site supportive services. including a medical cling. average age of the residents is 60. all have been chronically homeless and all have disabilities. >> this gives them a safe place to be even if they are in a shelter or in
of locate and and based on a successful program developed by the city of boston. >> the nation is observing veterans day today and dozens of homeless vets are celebrating the best gift ever. many get off the streets out of shelters and into permanent supportive housing. carolyn tyler has the story. >> this renovated building south of market offers the first housing of its kind in san francisco in more than a decade. >> bruce cramer can't wait to move in. >> get a place...
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a mother of the bride from boston was not amused. >> it's a little extreme. if you want to do, but you shouldn't do it in public. >> the mayor agrees. >> we're talking much more than first amendment rights and people have gone over board. >> there will be another protest on saturday and then next week the full board of supervisors will take a vote on the proposed ban. >> dan: the weather today made clothing optional. it was night and warm. >> depending on go on where you were. >> let's check the live view on mount tam, east bay camera at emeryville. you see the bay bridge and city in the background. we still have mainly clear skies waiting for those clouds to arrive and they or their way but a little slow to arrive. here is a look at live doppler 7-hd. you can see some clouds offshore. just beginning to make it in the north bay but most part we have clear skies that will be partly cloudy overnight. how about the high temperatures, official high of 68 degrees. but the warmest weather was at our beach front locations. 74 at half moon bay. 75 in santa cruz and n
a mother of the bride from boston was not amused. >> it's a little extreme. if you want to do, but you shouldn't do it in public. >> the mayor agrees. >> we're talking much more than first amendment rights and people have gone over board. >> there will be another protest on saturday and then next week the full board of supervisors will take a vote on the proposed ban. >> dan: the weather today made clothing optional. it was night and warm. >> depending on go...
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like boston, chicago and new york. >>> before you head out to shop on black friday be sure to check out 7 news.com and we compiled a list of stores 4. also browse their black friday sales ads. all right there on our web site for you. you will find it under see it on tv. >> big change is coming to the golden gate bridge. many of us aren't prepared for. toll takers no longer man the booth and bridge will rely solely on electronic tolling. heather explains how it will work. >>reporter: by march of next year golden gate bridge toll takers and the cash they collect will be gone. >> no cash will be accepted in the toll lanes. >>reporter: no cash. no stopping. the bridge district says it will save millions of dollars and traffic should move better than ever. after all the cash transactions can take awhile. we timed this one at nearly an entire excruciating minute. we ask people if they know how the new system will work. >> i believe that everybody has to have some kind of electronic device or they have to pull over and pay a fee. >> i would assume they would have some kind of change machin
like boston, chicago and new york. >>> before you head out to shop on black friday be sure to check out 7 news.com and we compiled a list of stores 4. also browse their black friday sales ads. all right there on our web site for you. you will find it under see it on tv. >> big change is coming to the golden gate bridge. many of us aren't prepared for. toll takers no longer man the booth and bridge will rely solely on electronic tolling. heather explains how it will work....
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new york and boston. delivering packages up to 25 pounds on the same day within a given metropolitan area, not long distances. the post office would pick up the parcels at participating retailers who get online orders, then deliver it right to the customer's home within five hours or less. it's an effort to build on the growth in package volume at the post office even as other first class and standard mail continue declining because so many people are now using e-mail. a post office spokesman told us today metro post, as they call this new service, is designed to improve the shopping experience for customers in participating e-commerce sites by offering same-day delivery in the metro area. the postal service already has the infrastructure in place to deliver this premium service which is part of our focus to continue to grow our package delivery business. now, this is designed to dovetail with the growing number of retailers who are now promising same-day delivery including walmart, amazon and ebay. in a
new york and boston. delivering packages up to 25 pounds on the same day within a given metropolitan area, not long distances. the post office would pick up the parcels at participating retailers who get online orders, then deliver it right to the customer's home within five hours or less. it's an effort to build on the growth in package volume at the post office even as other first class and standard mail continue declining because so many people are now using e-mail. a post office spokesman...
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. >> if you're traveling, airport delays are possible in boston, new york, philadelphia and washington, d.c. >>> and now, more details on the breaking news overnight. the top commander of afghanistan has been caught up in the scandal surrounding former cia chief, david petraeus. the pentagon is investigating general john allen for sending inappropriate e-mails to jill kelly. >> kelly, she's the florida woman who triggered the investigation, which led petraeus to step down. >> we want to get more insight on this quickly-developing story from lama hasan. she is live in our london bureau this morning. lama, can you break down for us, exactly, how big is an investigation is this? >> reporter: well, good morning to you, rob. there are reportedly between 20,000 to 30,000 pages of e-mails and other documents from general allen's communications with jill kelly, between 2010 and 2012. and they're underreview. defense department officials will not say whether they are involved in sexual matters or whether they are thought to include unauthorized disclosures. it's not known whether david petraeus
. >> if you're traveling, airport delays are possible in boston, new york, philadelphia and washington, d.c. >>> and now, more details on the breaking news overnight. the top commander of afghanistan has been caught up in the scandal surrounding former cia chief, david petraeus. the pentagon is investigating general john allen for sending inappropriate e-mails to jill kelly. >> kelly, she's the florida woman who triggered the investigation, which led petraeus to step down....
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the federal budget deficit last month was $120 billion, 22% more than a year ago. it's a sign the country is on track for its fifth-straight annual deficit of more than $1 trillion. the u.s. has not had a surplus since 2001. >>> u.s. airways is reportedly pushing for a merger with american airlines. sources tell bloomberg news, the smaller airline presented a detailed plan to american's creditors yesterday. american would rather exit bankruptcy as an independent carrier and will make its case to its creditors today. >>> well, black friday, the day after thanksgiving, is traditionally the kickoff for the holiday shopping season. but it may not be the best day to go shopping. the least crowded days to shop are the monday, tuesday, and wednesday, as well as thursday after thanksgiving. so, we're talking in two weeks. the latest of the light days of the stores is december 11th. after that, you'll be fighting the crowds and hunting for a parking space. or you can shop online like rob does. >> that's right. forget all that stress. >>> there's new evidence the market for
the federal budget deficit last month was $120 billion, 22% more than a year ago. it's a sign the country is on track for its fifth-straight annual deficit of more than $1 trillion. the u.s. has not had a surplus since 2001. >>> u.s. airways is reportedly pushing for a merger with american airlines. sources tell bloomberg news, the smaller airline presented a detailed plan to american's creditors yesterday. american would rather exit bankruptcy as an independent carrier and will make...
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but he gets starters' production. 22 points. as los angeles gets a seven-point win. >>> to the college guys. what a night for a specific member of the florida gators, hosting wisconsin. it's erik murphy inside. yes. where a hook shot goes. six-point game. later, knocking down one of his two three-pointers. he also got his job done inside. a miss here in the second half, but florida was up a 14-point lead. they would win 74-56. a perfect ten for ten from the field was murphy. >>> i'm randy scott. this has been your "sportscenter" update. take care and have a great day. >> thank you. >>> when it comes to team sports, maybe some players should just stay on the bench. >> yeah. perfect example right here. this basketball in belgium, one player took a foul shot and missed. okay. was rebounded by a very confused defender who then tried putting the ball into his own basket, shot after shot, all alone under that hoop. and he still couldn't score. his dumbfounded teammates finally jumped in and pointed the young lad in the right direction
but he gets starters' production. 22 points. as los angeles gets a seven-point win. >>> to the college guys. what a night for a specific member of the florida gators, hosting wisconsin. it's erik murphy inside. yes. where a hook shot goes. six-point game. later, knocking down one of his two three-pointers. he also got his job done inside. a miss here in the second half, but florida was up a 14-point lead. they would win 74-56. a perfect ten for ten from the field was murphy....
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through west virginia and southern pennsylvania, and new york city. many spots, one to three inches expected. it's mainly on the grassy spots. on a few locations, the slick spots on the roadways. take your time as you head out the door this morning. >> back to you. >> as for weather elsewhere, mostly rain to the south of all of that snow. thunderstorms around atlanta, tallahassee, montgomery and new orleans. a cooler day in texas. snowshowers in the upper midwest, from duluth to marquette, michigan. >> mostly 30s in the midwest. 40s in the great plains. 27 in fargo. and near 80 in phoenix. >>> when we come back, federal agents make sure a major food company won't be open for business today. >>> and behind the scenes on cyber monday. what was going on at amazon.com while you were shopping? >>> and then, a heart-stopping close call with a car for this toddler, as his panic-stricken father looks on. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplem
through west virginia and southern pennsylvania, and new york city. many spots, one to three inches expected. it's mainly on the grassy spots. on a few locations, the slick spots on the roadways. take your time as you head out the door this morning. >> back to you. >> as for weather elsewhere, mostly rain to the south of all of that snow. thunderstorms around atlanta, tallahassee, montgomery and new orleans. a cooler day in texas. snowshowers in the upper midwest, from duluth to...
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but new york, philadelphia and boston saw a slowdown largely because of hurricane sandy. no surprise there. >>> and there's no slowdown in what americans are spending on gas, though. drivers are on pace to spend a record amount at the pump this year. $483 billion or $1.32 billion a day, with gas prices consistently high during the past year. but in a bright spot, though, looking ahead to 2013, the energy department predicts gas will average about $3.44 a gallon. that's about 20 cents lower than this year. >>> and what about the cars and trucks that need filling up? the l.a. auto show opens tomorrow, with vehicles from the ordinary to the out of this world. toyota is getting early buzz with its first redesign of the rav-4 suv in seven years. featuring an intelligent all-wheel drive system. also getting attention, right there. volkswagen's new beetle convertible. >>> and starbucks is rolling out a new coffee. and if the caffeine doesn't jolt you, the price certainly will. it is the chain's most expensive coffee ever. the costa rica will set you back $7 a cup. and if you hav
but new york, philadelphia and boston saw a slowdown largely because of hurricane sandy. no surprise there. >>> and there's no slowdown in what americans are spending on gas, though. drivers are on pace to spend a record amount at the pump this year. $483 billion or $1.32 billion a day, with gas prices consistently high during the past year. but in a bright spot, though, looking ahead to 2013, the energy department predicts gas will average about $3.44 a gallon. that's about 20 cents...
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hurricane sandy was new york city, it was new york state, it was new jersey who probably got the biggest hit of all and yet again there is not the kind of agonizing anguished coverage anderson cooper parked in new york two years after the storm to talk about how terrible bush was. >> why did chris christie get such favorable coverage? he was it because he was a republican. >> he got good coverage because he was praising obama. >> the only reason they covered christie was because he spoke positively of obama otherwise the governor of new jersey where the storm hit would not have got even coverage. >> he got more coverage and affection because he praised obama. >> because obama did a good job and christie did the right thing by praising him. >> people in the impact zone in the skyscrapers, i don't know if they would say good job now. it's a week out and they have no heat or power. >> are they blaming particular politicians for it? >> they are blaming the system and fema and the national media are not connecting the dots that the president is in charge of fema. jon: i am eating of jenna's t
hurricane sandy was new york city, it was new york state, it was new jersey who probably got the biggest hit of all and yet again there is not the kind of agonizing anguished coverage anderson cooper parked in new york two years after the storm to talk about how terrible bush was. >> why did chris christie get such favorable coverage? he was it because he was a republican. >> he got good coverage because he was praising obama. >> the only reason they covered christie was...
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again, 22% of the expected vote in. remember, that the early vote in ohio has to do with absentees and early vote. you will start getting raw totals from all over the state shortly. now, we expect that to be a tight race as well. >> megyn: the polls have also closed in but we are not ready to project a winner in the states of north carolina where you can see, again, a raiser thin race, 55% of the vote is in with mitt romney showing a slight lead at this hour but we are still counting. they are still counting down in florida. 29 electoral votes and such a critical state in this election. you can see still too close to call this number here with 59% of the vote in, barack obama with a slight lead over the republic mitt romney. we want to check in with the campaign headquarters including our chief white house correspondent ed henry who is live at obama campaign headquarters in chicago and our chief political correspondent carl cameron live at romney headquarters in boston. we start with carl. >> hi there, megyn. the crowd
again, 22% of the expected vote in. remember, that the early vote in ohio has to do with absentees and early vote. you will start getting raw totals from all over the state shortly. now, we expect that to be a tight race as well. >> megyn: the polls have also closed in but we are not ready to project a winner in the states of north carolina where you can see, again, a raiser thin race, 55% of the vote is in with mitt romney showing a slight lead at this hour but we are still counting....
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getting reports of snow and rain and freezing rain around the new york city area. then up towards connecticut, and boston, you're starting to see that snow move in. this will be a good 12-hour event as we look at the future radar. we'll see a mixture of snow and rain and freezing rain. unfortunately will be a really bad commute home. perhaps if you're traveling in early tomorrow morning, just, you know, pack your patience as they say. then we'll see the lingering winds as we head into thursday and friday. here is one of the forecast models did. a widespread area of three to six inches including in and around the new york city area. and also the potential in interior sections for six to 12 inches. one of the hardest things to forecast is the snow line. so some areas could get a little more than we anticipated. other areas could get kind of a mixture of rain and snow. so that will cut back on the snow totals. wind of the ifs again along the coastline, along this battered coastline where we don't have the dunes, natural protection along the jersey shore as well as lon
getting reports of snow and rain and freezing rain around the new york city area. then up towards connecticut, and boston, you're starting to see that snow move in. this will be a good 12-hour event as we look at the future radar. we'll see a mixture of snow and rain and freezing rain. unfortunately will be a really bad commute home. perhaps if you're traveling in early tomorrow morning, just, you know, pack your patience as they say. then we'll see the lingering winds as we head into thursday...
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the powerball numbers are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and the powerball number is 6. people -- one ticket was sold in missouri we know that. it just came out of the missouri office of the lottery said it was sold in the kansas city area. no one has claimed that ticket n. arizona they are planning to announce in the next hour or so where that ticket was sold. no one has claimed there. we'll tell you where they were sold but we are not exactly sure if it's one person who bought these tickets in each location or as you mentioned multiple people who bought the tickets. martha: you no, often the story doesn't turn out to go too well when people do win these, and there is a tax implication of course which will be a bit of sticker shock for anybody who brings in this big prize. what happens today in terms of all of this? >> reporter: that's a good question. we have heard all the stories over the years of people who won the hra lottery who end up up bankrupt because they can't handle the finances. we have the numbers for you in fact. the taxes are this. 35% will go to federal
the powerball numbers are 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and the powerball number is 6. people -- one ticket was sold in missouri we know that. it just came out of the missouri office of the lottery said it was sold in the kansas city area. no one has claimed that ticket n. arizona they are planning to announce in the next hour or so where that ticket was sold. no one has claimed there. we'll tell you where they were sold but we are not exactly sure if it's one person who bought these tickets in each...
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this is not a hurricane, again, but it does have rain all the way from boston back to new york and maybe even western pennsylvania. you could get some of that snow. remember, this thing is six days away. a nor'easter is almost impossible to forecast properly 24 hours away. so you're going to have to let the forecasters get a handle on this. it is going to be cold. philadelphia, you will be in the 30s. new york city, all the way down to 33 by tuesday morning. that's the low for the day. highs only in the 40s. you have five million people without power. you don't need more wind. you don't need more rain. you don't need rain coming in windows that don't exist or roofs that are gone. you certainly don't need temperatures in the 30s when you don't have heat. >> we got to try to get electricity to folks quickly because before temperatures really drop. it's already brutally cold out here. appreciate the update on that. >>> the death toll from sandy now approaching 100 in this country. we're learning more about the lives that were lost and we honor some of those lives ahead. . pillsbury grands!
this is not a hurricane, again, but it does have rain all the way from boston back to new york and maybe even western pennsylvania. you could get some of that snow. remember, this thing is six days away. a nor'easter is almost impossible to forecast properly 24 hours away. so you're going to have to let the forecasters get a handle on this. it is going to be cold. philadelphia, you will be in the 30s. new york city, all the way down to 33 by tuesday morning. that's the low for the day. highs...
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sanitation trucks, garbage trucks from new york city actually working 24 hours around the clock. on some blocks we saw eight sanitation trucks. that's how many are needed, block by block, because there is so much garbage and debris, as you know. we see here a lot of people are coming, bringing clothing to meebl. others are taking that clothing, taking clothing, taking blankets, taking coats, especially, because it is just so cold. whether somebody is going to be able to vote, some people are saying yes. of course they are going to vote. others are saying they're so overwhelmed that even if they could find their polling place, chances are, they're not going to get there. of course, as you know, if 25% of the voting public doesn't show up, they may extend voting in these areas for another day. >> deb, appreciate that. so tough right now in staten island and elsewhere. nassau county, suffolk county, long island. when it comes to the election there's a legal storm brewing. the first lawsuits have already been filed. you probably know in ohio, over how provisional ballots will be coun
sanitation trucks, garbage trucks from new york city actually working 24 hours around the clock. on some blocks we saw eight sanitation trucks. that's how many are needed, block by block, because there is so much garbage and debris, as you know. we see here a lot of people are coming, bringing clothing to meebl. others are taking that clothing, taking clothing, taking blankets, taking coats, especially, because it is just so cold. whether somebody is going to be able to vote, some people are...
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more than 1 million homes in new jersey and new york are still without power. now forecasters are warning about a nor'easter expected to hit wednesday. this next storm is expected to bring rain, wind, and freezing temperatures to the region. authorities say it could also cause more power out ajs. >>> so life in the northeast is beginning to return to normal. more than 1 million students returned to school today after week-long closure due to last week's superstorm. most but not all schools were reopened today. in the hardest-hit areas, dozens of schools remain closed due to structural damage and power issues. >>> san jose place say a 23-year-old man is now under arrest for this past weekend's fatal shooting of a father of three. investigators say gal have a knew the victim, 2-year-old robert. investigators say it appears gal van and agulto got into some kind of argument prior to the shooting early saturday morning. he is the 40th homicide victim in san jose this year. last year there were 40 homicides for the entire year. >>> giants' fans celebrating the big vi
more than 1 million homes in new jersey and new york are still without power. now forecasters are warning about a nor'easter expected to hit wednesday. this next storm is expected to bring rain, wind, and freezing temperatures to the region. authorities say it could also cause more power out ajs. >>> so life in the northeast is beginning to return to normal. more than 1 million students returned to school today after week-long closure due to last week's superstorm. most but not all...
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. >> host: good afternoon, we have a caller from new york city. >> caller: hello, i'm so happy you're taking my call. my question is this fiscal cliff that we are approaching. if president obama allows it to happen, what kind of catastrophe are you talking about? i'm kind of concerned? so negatively will this affect the industry? how bad will it really be out there on wall street and main street? >> guest: well, let's say there are a bunch of people where the congress is involved, democrats and republicans have a role to play in whether we resolve this or not. the fact that we litigate to this extent, we are leaving the american people what the risks exposed with the fiscal squibb on time, it wants be outraged that it's generated. the fiscal cliff is a problem. you go over the cliff and the consequences can be beautiful% of gdp growth due to automatic cuts by six or $700 billion. the day after that, the market could fall seven or 800 points but washington will get the message. what i fear and what i think is the risk is that they will fix it with a patch that is short-term, it's not s
. >> host: good afternoon, we have a caller from new york city. >> caller: hello, i'm so happy you're taking my call. my question is this fiscal cliff that we are approaching. if president obama allows it to happen, what kind of catastrophe are you talking about? i'm kind of concerned? so negatively will this affect the industry? how bad will it really be out there on wall street and main street? >> guest: well, let's say there are a bunch of people where the congress is...
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a writer friend of mine was walking on burke avenue in new york city and he passed a blind man who was assigned the good please help me i'm blind. my friend is kind of walked by them and, but then he stopped and he saw this guy only had a couple coins in his hat was so he dropped in a couple of quarters and then he asked the man permission to just change the story a little bit for this guy, which he did and later in the afternoon he came back and pass the guy again and the hut was full of coins of those and he stopped and talked to the guy in a blind man admitted have never had a day quite like this. you have to tell me what she wrote. how did you change my story? and my friend said i just added a couple of words and error please help me i'm blind and it's spring. it just change the whole story for the guy. we all have a story. maybe a couple stories people use to describe those. our families have a story about who we are to them and usually are often they involve a nickname we don't particularly care for. my father used to call me skippy. i have no idea why to this day. do we have man
a writer friend of mine was walking on burke avenue in new york city and he passed a blind man who was assigned the good please help me i'm blind. my friend is kind of walked by them and, but then he stopped and he saw this guy only had a couple coins in his hat was so he dropped in a couple of quarters and then he asked the man permission to just change the story a little bit for this guy, which he did and later in the afternoon he came back and pass the guy again and the hut was full of coins...
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the focus, the headquarters in boston, also 22 other cities in america and two others overseas. our urban schools destined for failure and what do you believe is the role of the community, the city, the federal government and so on? this thing about urban schools, there were 22 other cities like chicago and atlanta or sell on. >> of course not. overall boston public schools are doing quite well relative to their urban counterparts although that is a statement that is laced with a sense of tragedy rather than try of. i can't possibly think that the failure of urban public schools is permanent. i can't imagine that that is what we are going to do forever. i believe that we are making improvements and the tests for data does show that and we will continue to make improvements. part of the challenge if we start with, if cities have an abundance of people with less means, not because people tennessees make people more betsy's attract the poor. they attract the poor with promised economic opportunity and better social service and ability to get around, buying a car for every adult. so
the focus, the headquarters in boston, also 22 other cities in america and two others overseas. our urban schools destined for failure and what do you believe is the role of the community, the city, the federal government and so on? this thing about urban schools, there were 22 other cities like chicago and atlanta or sell on. >> of course not. overall boston public schools are doing quite well relative to their urban counterparts although that is a statement that is laced with a sense of...
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we're in 22 other cities, chicago, l.a., atlanta and so on. >> of course it's not a boston thing. overall, the boston schools are doing quite well compared to their urban counterparts, although that is a statement that's laced with more of a sense of tragedy than triumph. it is -- i can't possibly think that the failure of urban public schools is permanent. i can't wake up that way. i can't imagine that that is what we are going to doom our city children to forever. i believe that we are making improvements and, indeed, the test score data does show that, and we will continue to make improvements. part of the challenge that we start with is that cities have an abundance of people with less means. not because cities make people poor, but because cities attract the poor. they attract the poor with the promise of economic opportunity, with better social services w the ability to get around without buying a car for every adult. some of my work looks at what happens to poverty rates near a subway stop. poverty rates go up nearby. that doesn't mean they're hurting them, it means they're
we're in 22 other cities, chicago, l.a., atlanta and so on. >> of course it's not a boston thing. overall, the boston schools are doing quite well compared to their urban counterparts, although that is a statement that's laced with more of a sense of tragedy than triumph. it is -- i can't possibly think that the failure of urban public schools is permanent. i can't wake up that way. i can't imagine that that is what we are going to doom our city children to forever. i believe that we are...
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i'm a new york city firefighter and a history major at the state university of new york, so first let me say what a pleasure it was to get home after weeks of battling hurricane cindy and find your program on this afternoon. my comment in question, right now i'm enrolled in a class about colonial america and were studying the conspiracy trials at 1741 and the plot, which was to suppose that plot to bring the city of new york and handed over to the spanish. i am curious if mr. davis knew about this event. if he did, why he didn't write about it in his book, don't know much about history. and if he knows about it, maybe he could share information with the listeners. >> host: chris, before we get an answer from kenneth davis, what have you learned about this? is this the first time you've heard about it? >> caller: yes, 42 years old, learning about it this semester. it's the most shocking thing i'd ever heard about this thing mitterand comparing it to the salem witch trial, which occurred 50 years prior and then comparing those two events. it seems american know more about the lump in it
i'm a new york city firefighter and a history major at the state university of new york, so first let me say what a pleasure it was to get home after weeks of battling hurricane cindy and find your program on this afternoon. my comment in question, right now i'm enrolled in a class about colonial america and were studying the conspiracy trials at 1741 and the plot, which was to suppose that plot to bring the city of new york and handed over to the spanish. i am curious if mr. davis knew about...
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city. my comment is i find what is lacking today from and adults and college students the lack of history knowledge or lack of interest the teachers play a big part but it has to i know in my case it was my father but no plan to a uber world that was my passion american history, world history to talk to students today do not knowing the history that seems to be such a tragedy not to make any informed decisions. a lot of that sparc has to come home and to show the interest i learned more at the dinner table from junior high and high school. at but it is a pleasure to see you and hear you. now there are six books i have to get. thank you very much for listening. >> guest: thank you peter. and the call. there was a lot to digest but first, i think you use the word tragic ignorance of history is not only sad dangerous. when it is coopted for people who use it for their specific purposes it is dangerous leading to demagoguery. it inoculates us again things that are not true. you're absolutely ri
city. my comment is i find what is lacking today from and adults and college students the lack of history knowledge or lack of interest the teachers play a big part but it has to i know in my case it was my father but no plan to a uber world that was my passion american history, world history to talk to students today do not knowing the history that seems to be such a tragedy not to make any informed decisions. a lot of that sparc has to come home and to show the interest i learned more at the...
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randall pinkston is with mitt romney in boston and bigad shaban is in the president's home city of chicago. >>> reporter: president obama is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during early voting almost two weeks ago. the president wrapped up his campaign in des moines last night just steps away from his iowa headquarters during his first presidential bid in 2008. president obama made one final plea for votes in the critical battleground state. >> after all the months of campaigning, after all the rallies, after the millions of dollars of ads, it all comes down to you. it's out of my hands. >> reporter: president obama plans to continue his election day tradition of playing basketball with friends. i'm bigad shaban in chicago. >>> i'm randall pinkston in boston. underscoring just how close this election is expected to be, the first town of the nation to vote ended in a tie. >> this has never happened before in dixville. we have a tie. >> reporter: dixville notch gave 5 votes to each, president obama and mitt romney. romney will vote and then hit the campaign trail r
randall pinkston is with mitt romney in boston and bigad shaban is in the president's home city of chicago. >>> reporter: president obama is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during early voting almost two weeks ago. the president wrapped up his campaign in des moines last night just steps away from his iowa headquarters during his first presidential bid in 2008. president obama made one final plea for votes in the critical battleground state. >> after...
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if things run smoothly, it will expand the program to other cities like new york, chicago and next year boston. >>> there's no substitute for sitting around a table with the family and friends this holiday season. but if you can't, cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts shows us a high-tech way to connect up to a dozen people at a time. >>> reporter: it sounds like a slot machine. but it's actually a video chat service. [ dingdong ] >> reporter: that's the sound of someone joining a call on oovoo. the company boasts it can connect up to a dozen people at once. two more than skype and google hangout which both set their limit at 10. >> it's a fun form of communication. so unlike facebook which lets you stay in touch with what your friends did, now you can take your friends along to do those things. >> reporter: but first, you will have to get all your friends to sign up for the same service. then you can start connecting. >> the brady bunch. >> reporter: and while you can chat with up to 12 people at once, the number of faces you actually see depends on your screen. on our mac, we maxe
if things run smoothly, it will expand the program to other cities like new york, chicago and next year boston. >>> there's no substitute for sitting around a table with the family and friends this holiday season. but if you can't, cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts shows us a high-tech way to connect up to a dozen people at a time. >>> reporter: it sounds like a slot machine. but it's actually a video chat service. [ dingdong ] >> reporter: that's the sound of...
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randall pinkston live in boston. thank you so much. >>> and the president is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during early voting almost two weeks ago. the president wrapped up his campaign in iowa yesterday. he made a final plea for votes in the critical battleground state. >> after all the months of campaigning, after all the rallies, after the millions of dollars of ads, it all comes down to you. it's out of my hands now. >> meanwhile, the nation's first votes are in. dixville notch in new hampshire gave five votes each for the president and mitt romney. we'll have a live report on the obama campaign from chicago coming up at 6:00. >>> vice president joe biden and his wife jill cast their ballot early this morning just after polls opened in delaware. biden is expected to head to chicago later to await the election results with the president. >>> back here in california the polls open in just about 90 minutes and many people have voted early to avoid the rush to the polls. cbs 5 reporter c
randall pinkston live in boston. thank you so much. >>> and the president is spending election day in chicago. he cast his ballot there during early voting almost two weeks ago. the president wrapped up his campaign in iowa yesterday. he made a final plea for votes in the critical battleground state. >> after all the months of campaigning, after all the rallies, after the millions of dollars of ads, it all comes down to you. it's out of my hands now. >> meanwhile, the...
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new york, chicago and boston next year. >>> it's 6:49. let's check the weather. >> if they run smoothly. >> yeah. >> but they have to do something. the postal service is losing lots of money around the nation. wow. all right. shall we talk some weather? >> why not. [ laughter ] >>> around the bay area today, we are look at some sunshine coming our way. couple of patches of ground fog showing up in the napa valley right now. otherwise high pressure beginning to sneak in overhead. out the door it's chilly in spots especially inland. temperatures moderate as you approach the coastline but by the afternoon, everybody is enjoying sunshine all the way to the beaches, 60s there, 60s and low 70s in the inland valleys. traveling out of sfo no delays expected. across the country we are expecting a few showers into houston, 73 degrees there. 56 and sunny in denver. 36 degrees chilly in chicago. and 56 degrees partly cloudy into new york. high pressure building in and it looks like it's going to stick around through the holiday weekend. lots of sunsh
new york, chicago and boston next year. >>> it's 6:49. let's check the weather. >> if they run smoothly. >> yeah. >> but they have to do something. the postal service is losing lots of money around the nation. wow. all right. shall we talk some weather? >> why not. [ laughter ] >>> around the bay area today, we are look at some sunshine coming our way. couple of patches of ground fog showing up in the napa valley right now. otherwise high pressure...
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what sparked this brawl o urt in boston. >>> 6:21. the quarterback call harbaugh makes his pick for sunday's big game at st. louis. >> plus, ejected! what sparked this brawl on the basketball court in boston. >> and we are waiting for heavy rainfall here, lots of snow in the sierra nevada. let's check out the snow report: be careful traveling in the high country the next few days, a major storm rolling in. squaw valley one to three inches, several more feet are on the way. ,,,, ,,,,,,,, when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. jim harbaugh has named his starting quarterback. "colin kaepernick will be or plan to start colin, and pra rt this week >>> alex smith will be on the sidelines again this weekend. jim harbaugh named his starting quarterback. >> colin kaepernick will be our pla
what sparked this brawl o urt in boston. >>> 6:21. the quarterback call harbaugh makes his pick for sunday's big game at st. louis. >> plus, ejected! what sparked this brawl on the basketball court in boston. >> and we are waiting for heavy rainfall here, lots of snow in the sierra nevada. let's check out the snow report: be careful traveling in the high country the next few days, a major storm rolling in. squaw valley one to three inches, several more feet are on the way....
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the boston convention center. asked who he voted for, he said, i think you know. >> i think we all know. >> on the road for 500 days so probably can't wait. >>> election officials though in new jersey and new york are taking steps to make sure everyone can vote despite some challenges created by that storm sandy. both states are allowing people to cast ballots at any polling place. there are shuttling to get people to the polls. and ballots have been sent to emergency shelters. >> the weather is about to turn bad again in areas hit by sandy last week. a nor'easter is expected to hit new york and new jersey tomorrow. there could be heavy rain and winds gusting to 60 miles an hour. and that within a problem for crews trying to restore power to a million homes and businesses. and more flooding is likely along the coast. it's so heartbreaking to hear that because these guys need a break. >> lawrence has a little measure of good news because it looks like it might stay offshore a little bit? >> the core of the low may
the boston convention center. asked who he voted for, he said, i think you know. >> i think we all know. >> on the road for 500 days so probably can't wait. >>> election officials though in new jersey and new york are taking steps to make sure everyone can vote despite some challenges created by that storm sandy. both states are allowing people to cast ballots at any polling place. there are shuttling to get people to the polls. and ballots have been sent to emergency...
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but one bright spot, most new york city schools reopened today for the first time since sandy hit. alison harmelin for cbs news, staten island. >>> checking bay area headlines, rescue crews cut open the hull of an overturned boat to free two children trapped inside the cabin. this video is from the sonoma county sheriff's helicopter and it shows how the crews rescued three adults and four children from that boat in tomales bay yesterday. one of the adults suffered a minor injury. everyone else was okay. >>> an evacuation and traffic backup on the embarcadero today after crews accidentally ruptured a gas line. they were trying to install a new fire hydrant. it happened about 10 a.m. at pier 15. it took pg&e 45 minutes to cap the gas leak. nobody was hurt. >>> investigators found this unexploded molotov cocktail at a pleasant hill strip mall damaged by fire last night. they say it started after somebody threw an object through the window of a nail salon on contra costa boulevard. it's unclear what the object was although investigators say it was not a molotov cocktail. no arrests and
but one bright spot, most new york city schools reopened today for the first time since sandy hit. alison harmelin for cbs news, staten island. >>> checking bay area headlines, rescue crews cut open the hull of an overturned boat to free two children trapped inside the cabin. this video is from the sonoma county sheriff's helicopter and it shows how the crews rescued three adults and four children from that boat in tomales bay yesterday. one of the adults suffered a minor injury....
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a strange sight in new york city when a pony and zebra run wild through the streets. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, november 29, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. and a little more than a month the u.s. economy could experience a severe shock. that is if leaders in washington can't come up with a budget deal. scares of automatic spending cuts and tax increases could take effect january 1st. democrats moved by president obama and congressional republicans signaled they are willing to compromise on changing tax rates and spending reductions but the negotiations are moving very, very slowly. susan mcginnis is in washington with the latest. susan, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the president is sending his top two negotiators to talk with lawmakers today about possible spending cuts. he's also getting ready to take his fiscal cliff message on the road. he'll try to convince the american people the best way to avoid the fiscal cliff is to extend the bush era tax cuts for the middle class. >> it's too important for washington
a strange sight in new york city when a pony and zebra run wild through the streets. >>> this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, november 29, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. and a little more than a month the u.s. economy could experience a severe shock. that is if leaders in washington can't come up with a budget deal. scares of automatic spending cuts and tax increases could take effect january 1st. democrats moved by president...
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the snow should begin to slacken off in new jersey, also the new york city metropolitan area, really messy around boston but during the day the low will begin to lift out to the north and east and everything will begin to clear from the west to the east. so hopefully all the travel problems that are ensuing those will get better and the planes should be able to land and take off once again with more regularity once we get further into the day. i'm david bernard. >>> president obama is back at the white house this morning following his re-election victory on tuesday night. he does not have much time to rest. the pressure is on to forge an agreement with republicans. to avoid a series of automatic spending cuts and tax increases that could send the economy back into recession. tara mergener reports. >> reporter: president obama and the first family returned to the white house wednesday evening, in his words more determined about the work that lies ahead. the president laid out part of a second term agenda in his victory speech tuesday night. >> reducing our deficit, reforming our tax c
the snow should begin to slacken off in new jersey, also the new york city metropolitan area, really messy around boston but during the day the low will begin to lift out to the north and east and everything will begin to clear from the west to the east. so hopefully all the travel problems that are ensuing those will get better and the planes should be able to land and take off once again with more regularity once we get further into the day. i'm david bernard. >>> president obama is...